This 2014 Industry Review explores key issues and provides recommendations related to the evolving power sector and increased use of renewable energy, particularly related to distributed generation and the effective integration of advanced grid technologies such as smart grids and microgrids. It provides a series of industry perspectives with useful analysis, data, and insight for renewable energy and utility stakeholders, including:

Insight into how distributed generation and advanced grid technologies are changing the power generation sector and traditional utility business models

Suggested outcomes for the successful integration of renewable energy at scale

Spotlights on how CSP and EVs are changing the way utilities look at generation, integration, and storage

A group of prominent renewable energy developers, professional service firms, energy service companies, and other groups authored the six articles in this Review.